Online disagreement in WhatsApp groups: A comparative study of Spanish family members and work colleagues

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 542-558
Author(s):  
Lucía Fernández-Amaya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Negative Comments

The purpose of this paper is to compare disagreement in two different WhatsApp groups: one for members of the same family, and another for work colleagues. After the analysis, 427 instances of disagreement were identified in the family group, and 161 in the interactions between work colleagues. The most common strategy in both corpora is ‘Giving opposite opinions’. Nevertheless, the rest of the results present very significant dissimilarities, most notably the higher presence of disagreement in the family WhatsApp group. This higher tolerance for disagreement is corroborated by the choice of linguistic strategies made. Whereas the family members tended to give emotional or personal reasons for disagreement, as well as negative comments on the topic, the colleagues preferred to express their disagreement with mitigating expressions and token agreement. Thus, in the corpora studied, the expression of disagreement seems to be less face threatening for family members than for work colleagues.

Managing conflict originated by feminism

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucía Fernández-Amaya
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Multimodal Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
Face Threat

Abstract The aim of this study is to analyze how conflict begins, unfolds and ends in a WhatsApp interaction within a Spanish family on 2018’s International Women’s Day. The analytical framework proposed by Bou-Franch and Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (2014) is applied to a conversation that began at 10:37 am on March 8 and ended at 1:47 am on March 9. Multimodal analysis is used to consider not only participants’ linguistic strategies for expressing their opinions about feminism, but also the function of multimedia elements and emojis. The results show that conflict is constructed across multiple turns when some participants’ pro-feminist views are seen negatively by others. Thus, feminism emerges as a source of conflict among the family members. Another important issue drawn from the findings is the key role played by multimodal elements which have different functions related to how conflict is created and unfolds, such as being the origin of conflict itself, showing disapproval with others’ opinions, intensifying opinions to show emotion or trying to reduce face-threat.

scholarly journals The paradoxes of love in the Spanish family: a sociological approach

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 627
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Roche Cárcel
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Dominant Model ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Individual

This article defines the Spanish family in the context of the “Mediterranean model” and the “individualization society”. The former is characterised by strong social interrelationships between family members and their emotional ties, while the latter is defined by the separateness of citizens and by institutionalising the basis of society in individuals rather than in the family. The work also describes how modern forms of love, both romantic and confluent, are institutionalized in this society, discussing if they coexist or not, how they exist, and which is the dominant form. Finally, it analyzes the degree of strength or fragility of the family institution and the affective relationships that sustain it.  The work concludes that the Spanish family is balancing between the strong resistance to disappear as an institution and its eclipse, crisis, or complete end. This is because, although the Spanish family still retains a large part of its former functions, at the same time as divorce is on the increase and family members are decreasing, it is increasingly ephemeral and a plurality of family forms have emerged that have broken with the traditional dominant model of lifelong romantic marriage. Moreover, the Spanish family is also among the “familist” model and the individual, while the way of loving fluctuates between the traditional patriarchal and the democratic, individual, and communitary. Thus, the thesis I propose qualifies and questions the majority of theoretical works on love and the Spanish family, which argue that the family is inscribed in the “Mediterranean model”. As will be seen, the romantic relationships that have been institutionalised in the Spanish family are more paradoxical, insofar as they are still inscribed in that model, but they are rapidly approaching those of Northern Europe.

scholarly journals Disagreement and (im)politeness in a Spanish family members’ WhatsApp group

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 1065-1087
Author(s):  
Lucía Fernández-Amaya
Keyword(s):  
Life Experience ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Multimodal Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
Spanish Family ◽  
Face Threat

The present paper explores disagreement and impoliteness in a WhatsApp interaction within a Spanish family that took place during the 2018 International Women’s Day. The conversation is linguistically examined using categories of disagreement strategies proposed by previous authors (Pomerantz 1984, Brown and Levinson 1987, Rees-Miller 2000, Locher 2004, Kreutel 2007, Malamed 2010, Shum and Lee 2013). Furthermore, multimodal analysis (Dresner and Herring 2010, 2013, Jewitt 2013, Bourlai and Herring 2014; Herring 2015) is used to consider not only participants’ linguistic strategies for expressing disagreement, but also the function of multimedia elements and emojis (Dresner and Herring 2010, 2013, Yus 2014, 2017, Sampietro 2016a, 2016b, Aull 2019). The analysis is followed by an interview to better understand the participants’ communicative intentions towards disagreements in relation to (im)politeness. A total of 427 instances of disagreement are identified, with the most common strategies being giving opposite opinions and emotional or personal reasons. This is to be expected since the group is divided from the very beginning into detractors and supporters of feminism, and they are also defending their opposite viewpoints by giving examples from their own life experience. Based on the participants’ opinions, the most significant result is the fact that, although disagreement may lead to face-threat, and thus impoliteness in other contexts (Langlotz and Locher 2012, Sifianou 2012, Shum and Lee 2013), in this WhatsApp interaction, the Spanish family members did not consider it to be impolite, and it is even evaluated in positive terms by some of the participants (Angouri and Locher 2012).

A guide to convening a FGC

2018 ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Deanna Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Group Conference ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
The Family ◽  
Training And Support

This chapter provides guidance for convening a family group conference (FGC). The FGC process is designed to be family-led and empowering. As much of the decision-making as possible should therefore be undertaken by the family, including decisions about the practicalities of the meeting. It is also important to consider the role that advocates can play in ensuring that the views of vulnerable family members are represented. An FGC can only be an empowering process for families if individuals are enabled to express their views. Ultimately, it is a complex and time-consuming piece of work and should be undertaken by a skilled and well-trained and supported coordinator. Indeed, ongoing training and support for coordinators is crucial and should include full FGC training, safeguarding training, and shadowing opportunities.

Japanese Individualized Family as a Form of Risk Protection and Adaptation to Rural Life

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimi Kataoka
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Group ◽  
The Other ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
Risk Protection

This article discusses “individualization within families” in a rural area by using the qualitative data from a case study in the hilly and mountainous areas of Shimane Prefecture. In most families in this case study, an individual’s freedom was respected by the other family members. When “individualization within families” is defined as increasingly free discretion of each family member, such a tendency is often found. On the other hand, each family member considered the family group important. The data suggested that family group is regarded as a means of risk protection and adaptation to rural life, and each family member may have a sense of obligation to maintain the family group. This obligation is fulfilled by considering the freedom of other family members. To discuss the dynamics and a good balance between respecting individual freedom and maintaining the family group, this study found that additional studies of families in rural areas are necessary. Furthermore, this research adds to an understanding on the roles of family and individual in the context of changing Japanese society and different risks facing both the individuals and the whole way of life in rural areas.

scholarly journals KAKO ZAKONSKI REGULIRATI OBITELJSKU GRUPNU KONFERENCIJU U HRVATSKOJ?

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-229
Author(s):  
Slađana Aras Kramar
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Group Conference ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Family ◽  
Legal Forms

HOW TO REGULATE THE FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCE IN CROATIA Taking into account the proclaimed aim of the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy 2019 − 2021, namely, social empowerment and protection of families, children and young people through enhancing family protection and supporting families at risk as a preventive measure of institutionalisation, this paper seeks to discuss the question of how law and legal forms can be used to strengthen families at risk, activate their resources, create a family group network and plan to address family law conflicts of interest and problems. This is done through determining and analysing the procedure and principles of a family group conference, as an alternative to the administrative and/or judicial one in matters of family law and social protection of children and families. For the purpose of reflection and projection, de lege ferenda, on the family group conference in the field of (administrative and judicial) family law and social protection of family members in Croatia, the New Zealand family group conference model, as a starting point for the development of this procedure, and certain European comparative law systems and good practices (the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway) are analysed and discussed in the paper. In particular, open questions about the »right« to the family group conference, the assessment and criteria for referring family members to the conference, including the fact of initiation of the court procedure or if the proceedings are already pending, as well as the legal force or effectiveness of the plans achieved in the family group conference will be discussed. Key words: family group conference; child, family; social welfare center; court

scholarly journals The Usefulness of Brief Family Health Conversations Offered to Families Following the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-336
Author(s):  
Annette Holst-Hansson ◽  
Vedrana Vejzovic ◽  
Ewa Idvall ◽  
Anne Wennick
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
The Family ◽  
Group A

Currently, there are few studies which examine targeted family-focused support when a family member is diagnosed with breast cancer. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore families’ experiences of participating in a family nursing intervention identified as Brief Family Health Conversations (BFamHC) following the diagnosis of breast cancer. Semi-structured family interviews were conducted with nine families (including 29 family members) 2 weeks following the family-focused intervention of three sessions of BFamHC. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Families reported the BFamHC as positive and as a unique kind of family health conversation, one that afforded them the opportunity to communicate and share their experiences as a family group. A family conversation, even one as time-limited as BFamHC, offered a sense of relational sharing and togetherness, thus preventing feelings of isolation and vulnerability. Therapeutic family-focused conversations, such as BFamHC, hold promise as a useful family nursing intervention following the diagnosis of breast cancer.

scholarly journals Illness, Care, Love and Today’s American Family: A Comparative Study of the Novels “Miss Janie’s Girls and Sula”

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-313
Author(s):  
Dr. Shabbir Ahmad ◽  
Dr. Neelum Almas ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
American Family ◽  
Need For Care ◽  
The Family ◽  
Deadly Disease

This study examines how the novels Miss Janie’s Girls and Sula discussed the family life, illness, fight against pandemics, and need for care during a time of combatting the disease. This study has more importance in the context of the pandemic Covid-19 situation that laid stress on social distancing while the immediate demand of the patient is taking care of by the family members. This study establishes a link between fighting with a deadly disease and feminism, and for that, it brings a comparative analysis of the issues e.g. illness, care, love, and today’s American family from the 1970s to the 2020s selected fiction. The influence of changed living style on family relations, in contemporary American family life, with an emphasis on family love is underscored in facing the challenge of lethal diseases. However, this article concludes that the family also expands to the adopted children and fostered mothers.

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